Filigree is an English word with synonyms like embellishment or craft. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Filigree meaning
- A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
- Anything resembling such intricate ornamentation.
Synonyms of Filigree
Using Filigree
- The main meaning on this page is: A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire. | Anything resembling such intricate ornamentation.
- Useful related words include: filagree, fillagree, embellishment, craft.
- In the example corpus, filigree often appears in combinations such as: filigree work, silver filigree.
Context around Filigree
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Filigree
- In this selection, "filigree" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, silver, chain, maltese, work, walk and techniques stand out and add context to how "filigree" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cuttack silver filigree walk a and extremity with filigree walls and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "filigree" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with filigree
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Twisted square-section wires are a very common filigree decoration in early Etruscan jewelry. (14 words)
The vintage piece involves intricate filigree work and is made of 92.5% silver, officials said. (16 words)
A pavilion projects into the court at each extremity, with filigree walls and a light domed roof. (17 words)
It has a central boss design, with chain filigree and its slender radial rods, possibly to hold pearls or beads, "are unique on a hooked tag", as are its glass inlays. (31 words)
They are adorned by varieties of foliage, etc.; about each arch there is a large square of stucco arabesques; and over the pillars is another stucco square of filigree work. (30 words)
While focusing on new works and innovative techniques, Attard remains committed to preserving traditional Maltese filigree techniques, regularly teaching courses in educational institutions and training apprentices. (26 words)
Example sentences (10)
Cuttack: ‘Silver Filigree Walk’, a Cuttack Heritage Walks’ initiative, was organised to provide a window to the exquisite world of silver filigree of Cuttack.
It has a central boss design, with chain filigree and its slender radial rods, possibly to hold pearls or beads, "are unique on a hooked tag", as are its glass inlays.
While focusing on new works and innovative techniques, Attard remains committed to preserving traditional Maltese filigree techniques, regularly teaching courses in educational institutions and training apprentices.
The most eye-catching factor is live demonstration by artists related to Pattachitrs, filigree work and Sabai grass craft.
The vintage piece involves intricate filigree work and is made of 92.5% silver, officials said.
Utah Theater’s once-august neoclassical plaster interior — laden with ornate sculptures and filigree — is badly water damaged.
A pavilion projects into the court at each extremity, with filigree walls and a light domed roof.
Collaboration in Pforzheim between German and Japanese artists led to Shakudō plaques set into Filigree frames being created by the Stoeffler firm in 1885).
They are adorned by varieties of foliage, etc.; about each arch there is a large square of stucco arabesques; and over the pillars is another stucco square of filigree work.
Twisted square-section wires are a very common filigree decoration in early Etruscan jewelry.
Common combinations with filigree
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: